Historical Events In April - 08

0217  Roman Emperor Caracalla is assassinated (and succeeded) by his Praetorian Guard prefect, Marcus Opellius Macrinus on April - 08.   

0217  Caracalla, [Marcus Antoniius], Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29 on April - 08.   

0956  On April - 08 gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy   

1093  The new Winchester Cathedral is dedicated by Walkelin on April - 08.   

1139  On this day in history roger II of Sicily is excommunicated.   

1143  John II Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1118-43), dies in an accident on this day in history.   

1149  On April - 08 pope Eugene III takes refuge in the castle of Ptolemy II of Tusculum.   

1195  On April - 08 alexius III Angelus drives out brother Isaak II as Byzantine emperor   

1271  On April - 08 in Syria, sultan Baybars conquers the Krak of Chevaliers.   

1341  Francesco Petrarca crowned in Rome on this day in history.   

1364  Jan II, the Good, King of France (1350-64), dies at 44 on this day in history.   

1378  Bartolomeo Prignano elected as Pope Urban VI on April - 08.   

1455  On April - 08 alfonso de Borgia elected as Pope Callistus III   

1460  On April - 08 ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida   

1492  Lorenzo I de' Medici"il Magnifico", ruler of Florence (1469-92), dies on April - 08.   

1498  On this day in history charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27   

1500  Battle at Novara: King Louis XII beats duke Ludovico Sforza on this day in history.   

1513  The spanish explorer Ponce de Leon discovers Florida in what is now the USA on April - 08.   

1513  On April - 08 explorer Juan Ponce de Leon claimed Florida for Spain   

1533  On April - 08 claudio Merulo, organist/composer   

1537  On this day in history willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies   

1578  On April - 08 william Harvey of England discovers blood circulation   

1582  On this day in history phienas Fletcher, poet   

1605  Louis de Vadder, Flemish painter on April - 08.   

1614  The birth of El Greco, Spanish painter on April - 08.   

1629  On this day in history willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar, dies at 50   

1631  Cornelis de Heem, painter on this day in history.   

1642  Gerard Callenbach, Dutch admiral on April - 08.   

1655  Louis Willem I, Margrave (Baden-Baden) on this day in history.   

1692  On this day in history giuseppe Tartini, Italy, violinist/composer (Trillo del Diavolo)   

1695  On April - 08 johann C Gunther, writer   

1697  On this day in history pierre Prowo, composer   

1708  On April - 08 georg Zarth, composer   

1716  On this day in history duke Karel Leopold of Mecklenburg-Schwerin signs covenant with Russia & marries Czar Peter the Great's niece   

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1320  On this day in history birth of king Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367)   

1460  On this day in history birth of ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida   

1533  On April - 08 birth of claudio Merulo, organist/composer   

1541  Michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593) was born on April - 08.   

1582  Phienas Fletcher, poet was born on this day in history.   

1605  Louis de Vadder, Flemish painter was born on April - 08.   

1605  Philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65) was born on this day in history.   

1631  Cornelis de Heem, painter was born on this day in history.   

0217  On April - 08 death of caracalla, [Marcus Antoniius], Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29   

0956  Death of Gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy on April - 08.   

1143  On this day in history john II Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1118-43), dies in an accident   

1364  On April - 08 jan II, the Good, King of France (1350-64), dies at 44   

1461  Death of Georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1423) on April - 08.   

1492  On April - 08 lorenzo I de' Medici"il Magnifico", ruler of Florence (1469-92), dies   

1498  Death of Charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27 on April - 08.   

1537  On this day in history willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies